Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-06-15
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
SUMMER sILKs-TRAvELING AND MORNING
CosTUMEs-sPECIAL NovRLTIEs-wED-
DING OUTFITs-JUNE NOTES.

| lFrom our Female Fashion Correspondent.l
Summon silks are a power. Under this
| Tribal name are marshaled Louisines,
surahs, foulards, and India silks but chief
OF all, the latter where lovely diversity greets
| the vision. On groundworkS of cream
primrose yellow, ,iblue, pink or maize, to say
| nothing Of the irrepressible helietrope,
are portrayed pale roses, buds, sweet peas
| and other blossoms while even here the
| omnipresent stripe appears; making up as to
| style, for what is nnattraetive in compari-
son. Striking summer costumes are of
| bright red silk trimmed with cream-colored
lace, and lace also is the favorite finish for
| all kinds of summer silks; forming an edge
| to pannier overskirts or placed down front
which, velvet or ribbon bows are added
| with fine effect. Double lace jabots are
also popular for side panels and one can
readily imagine how full Of poetry such COS
tunes are when worn by young people of
! slender fgure. Plaid surahs play a large
part in silken outfits.
TRAVELLING AND MORNING CosTUMEs.
Plaided also are not few of the light
wool travelling dresses now in preparation:
the skirt often in this style with jersey of
harmonizing color, while morning costumes
for other purposes than travelling, are ex-
| tremely jaunty by reason of such combina-
| tions. They are less conventional however,
| than plain, light wool costumes with tailor
finish and therefore do not rank so high
Plain summer woods relieved only by metal
braid, are in great favor; the braid forming
vest In front and run on the sleeves and
skirt according to fancy; stylish idea be-
ing to slash the skirt at intervals to meet
the short drapery above, the braid showing
in the slashes. Contrasts are likewise
brought about, as where silver braid illu-
mines almost any color, but where gold or
bronze braids are used, greater care must
be taken. Bronze combines well with gold
en- brown or yellow or gold braid is finish
to green, blue or brown. Heliotrope (now
a rage) and silver, form charming COM
bination. A dress worn by Qaeen Kapio-
lani, was of dark blue camePs hair trimmed
with silver braid. There are
SPECIAL NOVELTIES
in linens this year. Like every other class
of goods, they are affected by the craze for
checks and plaids and '1insn ginghams''
therefore will form, some most attractive
dresses. At a casual glance, they look much
like the familiar cotton ginghams, but they
have more finish, andIbesides, there is much
in the name of linen as well as the reality.
Solid colcrs are brought out to match
Linen lawns are extremely thin and on deli
| cate husd surfaces, display branching sprays,
feathery grasses, coquettish berries, roses,
buds and attendant leaves in chine effects.
These beautiful fabrics are frmer than cot
tons OF the same thinness. Linen grenadines
| are as loosely woven as those of silk, show
the same floral brocaded figures and are
made up with solid oolored linen ginghams;
the favorite co]ors being tan, eoru, golden,
brown, pink and blue. Both light and dark
canvas showing gay floral patterns, form
with ribbon trimmings, coquettish outfits
for young people. June finishes our Spring
drawing Of matrimonial lottery tickets;
more uncertain than the Louisiana State,
which supervised by Gems. Beauregard and
Early, insures perfect fairness. Dressmak-
ers were never more crowded with -
/ Dr BRIDAL oUTFITs
and notable weddings take place almost ev-
cry day. Satin, moire, gros grain or faille
franchise are the faverite materials which
are simply made with long train. Two
materials are often combined and the trim
mings are lace, crystal or silver beads with
occasionally some slight mixture of gilt, and
with more or less skill and profusion, they
are placed on the front and sides, with, of
course, corresponding decoration of the
corsage which is with elbow sleeves and
square or heart-shaped neck. Gilt or silver
net with fringe to match is new and some.
times is combined with crystal beads dis
lposed in the same style or in fine passemen-
teries, the latter often an excellent con-
trast to falls of fine lace. Undressed white
kid gloves and satin slippers. Bridesmaids
wear anything fanciful and pretty, since
the idea is to find something different from
what others have chosen, rather than to fol-
low precedent and for these cheerful cos.
tunes, the variety Of silks, net crepe de-
chine and fne wool, with Anish of lace.
beads or flowers, afford scope for never.
, ceasins originality. Some extremely pretty
dresses for bridesmaids are made of white
silk lace united with silken fabrics
JUNE NOTES.
Distinguished dresses of white wool are
made with tailor finish and trimmed with
metal braid or velvet and the latter is some.
times put on to initiate the braid. Ex.
, tremely tasteful dresses are also made oi
/ white wool and India silk. The hair il
worn high, low, or medium, yet as the small
Greek braid not low but a little way up the
, head, is newest, it has perhaps the advan-
! | tage. Neither is there any set way of dress
ing the front hair, other than an avoidance
r of business prevailing before Mrs. Cleve
lands time. Bangs are most worn, still
! pointed in front, and for children and misses
a bang is the regulation thing. Puffec
sleeves are every day becoming more pop
v ular, and now indeed the wonder grows a
/ to howithey coutd ever have been dispensed
t with. They are a tower of refuge for ths
r | thin armed whom fashion has SO long carl
J. Featured by the exhibition OF pairs Of pip,
e stems covered by inexorably tight-drawl
material. RosALINp MAY.